Inj non-compmd foam sclrsnt sgl trncl vein at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

251 E. Huron, Chicago, IL · Nm · · NPI 1497859649

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$3,793.89

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,419.84

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] vs $7,812.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $207.00 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $229.00 ↓ -94%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $342.58 ↓ -91%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $395.28 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $395.28 ↓ -90%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH $425.00 ↓ -89%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $658.80 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $658.80 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $658.80 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $732.00 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $732.00 ↓ -81%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $849.12 ↓ -78%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $1,024.80 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $1,460.84 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $1,464.00 ↓ -61%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,515.53 ↓ -60%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $2,343.60 ↓ -38%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $2,499.84 ↓ -34%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $2,757.64 ↓ -27%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $3,124.80 ↓ -18%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $3,124.80 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $3,624.77 ↓ -4%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,906.00 ↑ +3%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $5,077.80 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $6,249.60 ↑ +65%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH PHCS PPO $6,249.60 ↑ +65%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $6,405.84 ↑ +69%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $6,640.20 ↑ +75%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $7,812.00 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $7,812.00 ↑ +106%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital

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Inj non-compmd foam sclrsnt sgl trncl vein at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago not published $2,764.90 – $6,181.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,764.90 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $180.00 $276.00 – $610.33
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $180.00 $1,652.92 – $2,970.16
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,920.00 $1,512.96 – $6,181.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $7,323.20 $103.93 – $1,792.42
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest $1,920.00 $1,512.96 – $6,181.00
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth $1,625.60 not published

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